Paris

Eiffel Tower Guided Tour by Elevator

Paris, France
Guided Eiffel Tower Tour with Summit Access Option
Likely to Sell Out

From $48.97

Select Date and Travelers

up to 24 hours before the experience starts (local time)

  • 2 to 4 hours
  • Offered in: English

Overview

Make the most of your visit to one of the world’s most popular landmarks on a guided Eiffel Tower tour. Hear the history and legends behind the Paris icon as a guide accompanies you up to the second level, where panoramic views of the city await. Get help identifying the monuments below, and upgrade for summit access to go even higher.
  • Learn about the tower's engineering and the life of its creator, Gustave Eiffel
  • Visit the second floor of the iconic tower and admire Paris view
  • Ascend all the way to the summit with an optional upgrade

What's Included

  • Eiffel Tower Ticket Access by elevator
  • Access to the Second floor
  • Access to the Summit (if option selected)
  • Boat ticket for a Seine River Cruise (if option selected)
  • Professional and entertaining local guide
  • Take our Paris shuttle for convenient transportation (included with your tour)
  • Gratuities
  • Food and drinks
  • Skip-the-Line entry

Meeting and Pickup

Meeting point

  • Allée des Refuzniks
    All. des Refuzniks, 75007 Paris, France

    Meet the team outside the Eiffel Tower, before passing any security checks. The Team will be near the trees and benches outside the South Security Entrance (Entrance #1) on Allée des Refuzniks. The representatives will have orange hats and signs reading "ExperienceFirst" or "ExperienceFoundry".

End point

  • Eiffel Tower
    Champ de Mars, 5 Av. Anatole France, 75007 Paris, France

    The tour ends on the second floor of the Eiffel Tower.

What To Expect

Begin your Eiffel Tower tour right outside the iconic wrought-iron monument. In a group of only 25 people, you’ll listen to an introduction to the Paris landmark. This is no dry history lesson: Your guide will liven up the explanations with entertaining stories and little-known facts.

Next, you will ascend directly to the 2nd floor using the elevator. Admission tickets and lift access are included, so you’ll have no extras to pay. Learn about the life and work of Gustave Eiffel as you admire panoramic views overlooking the City of Lights. Your guide will be on-hand to point out landmarks you may have missed.

Travelers wishing to upgrade their tour experience need to secure this upfront, in order to continue ascending all the way to the Eiffel Tower summit. Other upgrade options include a Seine river cruise or a full-day city tour.

Eiffel Tower

2 hours Admission Ticket Included

Additional Info

  • Confirmation will be received at time of booking
  • Not wheelchair accessible
  • Near public transportation
  • Infant seats available
  • Most travelers can participate
  • This tour doesn’t include skipping the line. Your guide will purchase the tickets for you after you arrive. The wait time to purchase tickets can be up to two hours or more, but rest assured that your guide will keep you entertained and provide insightful information about the Eiffel Tower while you wait in line together.
  • If you choose the option for the 7-hour Full Day tour, you will have a guided tour to the summit by elevator, a narrated bus ride to Notre Dame (which includes a 24-hour ticket that you can continue to use after the tour), a guided tour of the exterior of Notre Dame, entry to the Archeological Crypt, and a guided tour of the Latin Quarter ending in the Luxembourg Gardens. There will be a break for lunch (lunch is not included but your guide can show you where to buy food).
  • Luggage may not be permitted by discretion of Eiffel Tower staff
  • Per Eiffel Tower rules, if you upgrade your tour to see the summit, you’ll need to visit the summit right after the guided tour ends. Afterward, feel free to explore the other two floors on your way down. The first level of the Eiffel Tower has more exhibits, a glass floor, and occasional pop-ups.
  • Summit access included only if chosen at checkout. If the summit closes at discretion of Eiffel staff at the time you receive your tickets, you will receive a partial refund for the summit portion of the ticket.
  • Seine river cruise tickets included ONLY IF Cruise option chosen at checkout. Tickets are valid for a year and can be used at any time following your Eiffel Tower tour. You MUST arrive on time for your tour in order to receive your boat tickets as they are distributed during check in.
  • This tour/activity will have a maximum of 25 travelers

Cancellation Policy

You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.

  • For a full refund, you must cancel at least 24 hours before the experience’s start time.
  • If you cancel less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.
  • Any changes made less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time will not be accepted.
  • Cut-off times are based on the experience’s local time.
  • This experience requires good weather. If it’s canceled due to poor weather, you’ll be offered a different date or a full refund.
  • This experience requires a minimum number of travelers. If it’s canceled because the minimum isn’t met, you’ll be offered a different date/experience or a full refund.

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Laura_H, Apr 2024
We had the best guide ever. He was so informative about the tower and history. Unfortunately I was unable to go to the something due to a knee injury. They need to let buyers know if you have any mo ility issues they will not allow something. So don't pay. Just go to 2nd floor. It still was very beautiful. 1 st trip cancelled due to strike but this one got us in earlier. Recommend for all.
Not sure what I paid for
Christian_G, Apr 2024
We searched Viator for a skip-the-line Eiffel Tower guided tour, and this was the first tour that came up in the search results. But when we arrived for the tour, the tour guide directed us to stand in exactly the same line that any individual without tickets stands in. We waited in this line for approximately 1.5 hours while the tour guide told us jokes. When we finally got to the end of the line, the tour guide purchased our tickets for us. The tour guide then told us that the “tour” was over, handed us our tickets, and left us to go to the top of the tower by ourselves. I was therefore left wondering what I paid Viator for. We didn’t skip any lines, and there was no tour. As far as I can tell, we received no service from Viator, whatsoever. I could have easily waited in the non-ticketholder line and purchased the tickets myself.
Enjoyable
Joseph_K, Apr 2024
The Tour Guide, Paintings and Sculptures. Very Accommodating! The tour guide was very knowledgeable.
Wonderful
Justin_K, Apr 2024
Our tour guide Ana is very enthusiastic and well prepared for elaborating the history of Eiffel Tower. We really enjoyed the time on it.
Save your money and queue yourself if you can’t book online!
Gavin_T, Apr 2024
Through no fault of the tour company, the Eiffel Tower had not opened an hour after our scheduled start time, so the tour was cancelled. We remained in the queue as we knew we’d get a refund and we were hoping the Tower would eventually open, which it did. However, although our guide seemed like a nice guy, he made absolutely no effort to provide any information about the Tower, which is what was promised in the blurb. The blurb says that even though we would have to queue, not to worry because the Guide will do everything he can to make the time pass by giving us lots of interesting facts, but he didn’t actually speak to any of us. Had there not been a a delay in the opening of the Tower, we would have been incredibly disappointed and felt completely ripped off by Viator!
Given the wrong time of tour- BEWARE!
Nicole_O, Apr 2024
My tour was scheduled for 9:30 AM - received multiple confirmations with that time. I should up at 9:10 (20 minutes early as suggested) and could not find anyone as described (orange hat/flag). At 9:20 I called the numbers in the reservation as I was very concerned. I did reach an actual person, they told me that the tour left at 9AM. They said they sent me an email. I did not ever receive said email- I checked my spam, junk, etc. I had been receiving text confirmations, they never sent a text or email. This was a unique opportunity that had been planned and ruined because of the lack of communication. I checked multiple times, even the day of that the meeting time was in fact 9:30, not 9. We did get rescheduled on another tour for 1 PM, which was walk up instead of lift. By the time we went on that tour, they closed the top (which was open for the 9:30 tour) and we did not get to top of the Eiffel Tower. We also had to walk the 40 flights of stairs with two kids. Not only was the tour not the same, we also lost nearly the entire day- we arrived at the ET at 9:10, our new tour was not until 1 so we walked around the area nearby instead of doing what we had planned for that day. The lack of communication was extremely disappointing. Beware.
Not worth it!!
Cassidy_H, Apr 2024
Do not waste your money this was not a tour and there was nothing special about it. You are much better off waiting in line with everyone else to pay the entrance fee of 18.80 euro. This "tour" was a total rip-off. We got a 5 minute history lesson where all of the info could be found within the first paragraph of the Eiffel Tower wikipedia page. We did not get to cut the line and still had to wait 2 hours despite arriving at 8:30 in the morning. I would really like to get my money back this was such a waste.
Great experience
Raikhan_R, Apr 2024
Great experience with our guide Joanna T. Totally worth every penny spent. I would highly recommend to your time and nerves :)
The Eiffel Tower with Natalia
Frankie_M, Apr 2024
Natalia was a wonderful guide. We left her tour with not only facts about the Tower but interesting stories as well. I would l9ve to gave her again.
Magnificent tour of Eiffel Tower
Thomas_M, Mar 2024
Our guide Sid was fantastic and the tower lived up to expectations Weather could have been kinder but Sid made the time go really fast. He was entertaining and informative
Waiting in line at the Eiffel Tower
Sandy_L, Mar 2024
The views from the second level. We were disappointed in our tour guide. The fact that we had to stand in line for about 45 minutes until we got to the elevator was disappointing. Our guide just stood at the beginning of our line and didn’t attempt to mingle with us.
Great tour, but really windy up there.
Margaret_M, Mar 2024
We had a wonderful time on our Eiffel Tower tour. Our guide was very knowledgable and shared lots of information while we waited in line for our turn to go up the elevator. Once up on level two, he took us around for the 360 degree look at the whole city, pointing out different buildings and areas as we went.
Amazing tour
Miguel_D, Mar 2024
Sania was amazing great tour. She is wonderful explaining the history of Paris. Sania took her time and was very entertaining Thank you Sania
Eiffel Tower Tour
Laura_A, Mar 2024
Of course going up to he top of the Eiffel Tower and admiring the view. Our tour guide provided history of the tower and that made the experience even more gratifying.
Light on the actual tour
Kim_T, Mar 2024
Very light on the tour info, history and facts. Absolutely no info - 360 tour was 2 minutes long. I regret picking this tour. It was a once in a lifetime trip, but the experience was wasted. Furthermore, the boat ride was only in french and when I asked for the English translation, I was rebuffed. Very disappointing. We had no context for what we were seeing.
Great Tour Guide - Joanna T
Pamela_D, Mar 2024
First, I would like to say our tour girl, Joanna T was excellent!!!!! She was so personable and very knowledgeable about the Eiffel Tower. She helpful with directions and had recommendations for many things. She stay extra after the tour to answer everyone questions. Thank you Joanna T. You made the tour!
What a waste of money and time
Annette_S, Mar 2024
We waited at the meeting point from 09.00 to 09.40 to meet the representative but we didn't see them and they didn't make an attempt to find us. We rang the office and according to the person we spoke to they 100 people on the same tour found the representative. We certainly didn't see 100!!! people waiting in the vicinity.
Tour of the Eiffel Tower.
Dianne_C, Mar 2024
Very good instruction. It was easy to find the tour group. It was nice to be able to plan the tour ahead of time.
Eiffel Tower
BradleyNoah_M, Mar 2024
Obviously, the view. It was spectacular. Our guide, Melanie was wonderful. She was engaging and got us through the lines as best as possible.
History with a fantastic view.
Mary_L, Mar 2024
Our guide was fantastic, he had so many details and stories that made the tour memorable. I would recommend this tour to friends and family.
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